Arras and Vimy Ridge hosted a day of commemorations on 9 April 2017 bringing together the nations who fought in the Allies’ first concerted Western Front offensive of 1917.
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‘Face-to-Face’ in Arras with troops of the Great War
A street display of pictures in Arras brings visitors close to soldiers and many others who served here during the First World War.
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CWGC Centenary – Ballot for Westminster Abbey service
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has announced a public ballot for a limited number of tickets to attend its Centenary thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey, London, on 23 May 2017.
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100 Years Ago: Commonwealth War Graves Commission founded
The Imperial War Graves Commission – later renamed the Commonwealth War Graves Commission – was created by Royal Charter on 21 May 1917 to remember the Great War dead of Britain and its Dominions in perpetuity.
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CWGC opens ‘For Then, For Now, Forever’ Centenary exhibition
An exhibition marking the Centenary of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has opened at Brookwood Military Cemetery, CWGC’s largest site in the UK.
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The False Armistice – 7 November 1918
In a special article for Centenary News, James Smith describes how news broke prematurely of an end to the First World War.
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The False Armistice – 7 November 1918
In a special article for Centenary News, James Smith describes how news broke prematurely of an end to the First World War.
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CWGC given €3.9m to restore Flanders cemeteries
The Flanders Government is giving the Commonwealth War Graves Commission more than €3.9 million towards restoration projects at 24 cemeteries in the Ieper (Ypres) area.
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The Menin Gate at 90 – CWGC photo display in Ypres
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has opened a photo exhibition to mark the 90th anniversary of the Menin Gate.
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The unveiling of the Menin Gate – how blind veterans told the story
Two blind soldiers’ accounts of the unveiling of the Menin Gate 90 years ago today have been voiced for the charity, Blind Veterans UK, founded as St Dunstan’s during WW1.
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